"These same die-hard animal protectors would hardly hesitate to order up a 12-piece chicken dinner at a local fast-food establishment.

And they’d jump through flaming hoops to order filet mignon at a local steak house.

Are poultry and beef excluded from animal protection? Have they not made the supreme sacrifice for the banquet table?

Would animal rights activists protest while reaching for another helping of lamb chops that the food on the table died of natural causes?

I have a niece in law school in Pittsburgh who claims to be a vegetarian. Only thing is, if we passed an upscale restaurant when she was in high school, her taste buds would scream for roast beef or New York strip."